It is the second installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy and the eighth installment of the main Star Wars film franchise, following The Force Awakens It features the first posthumous film performance by Fisher, who died in December , and the film is dedicated to her memory.

Abrams as an executive producer. John Williams , composer for the previous films, returned to compose the score. A number of scenes were filmed at Skellig Michael in Ireland during pre-production in September , but principal photography began at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom in February , and ended in July Post-production wrapped in September It was positively received by film critics, who praised the ensemble cast, visual effects, musical score, action sequences and emotional weight.

A sequel, provisionally titled Star Wars: Episode IX , is scheduled for release on December 20, Poe Dameron leads a costly counterattack that destroys a First Order dreadnought, but after the Resistance escapes to hyperspace , the First Order tracks them and attacks the Resistance convoy.

Unbeknownst to Luke, Rey and Kylo communicate through the Force, puzzling the two enemies. As Rey and Kylo learn about each other, both have visions of themselves as future partners.

R2-D2 persuades Luke to train Rey. Luke prepares to burn the Ahch-To Jedi temple and library, but hesitates. Holdo reveals her plan to discreetly evacuate the remaining Resistance members using small transports.

Believing her actions cowardly and risky, Poe leads a mutiny. Meanwhile, Rey lands on the ship, and Kylo brings her to Snoke, who says he facilitated the mental connection between her and Kylo as part of a plan to destroy Luke.

Rey believes that Kylo has returned to the light side of the Force, but he instead invites her to rule the galaxy with him.

Leia recovers and stuns Poe, allowing the evacuation to begin. Rey and Chewbacca draw the TIE fighters away with the Falcon , while Rose stops Finn from completing a suicide run against the enemy siege cannon, which subsequently penetrates the Resistance fortress.

Luke appears and confronts the First Order to enable surviving Resistance members to escape. He then engages Luke in a lightsaber duel; upon striking Luke, Kylo realizes he has been fighting a Force projection of him.

Rey uses the Force to help the Resistance escape on the Falcon. Luke, exhausted, becomes one with the Force and dies peacefully on Ahch-To.

Rey and Leia sense his death, and Leia tells surviving rebels that the Resistance has all it needs to rise again.

At Canto Bight, one of the children who helped Finn and Rose escape grabs a broom with the Force and gazes into space. Joonas Suotamo appears as Chewbacca, taking over the role from Peter Mayhew after previously serving as his body double in The Force Awakens.

Mayhew, who was 73 years old and suffering from chronic knee and back pain, [23] is credited as "Chewbacca consultant". BB-8 is controlled by puppeteers Dave Chapman and Brian Herring, [27] with initial voice work by Ben Schwartz and final sound effects voiced by Bill Hader modulated through a synthesizer.

Justin Theroux plays the master codebreaker. Lily Cole plays his companion. Disney announced a new trilogy of Star Wars films.

Abrams was named director of the first episode in the trilogy, The Force Awakens , in January But also for me personally, I grew up not just watching those movies but playing with those toys, so as a little kid, the first movies I was making in my head were set in this world.

A big part of it is that direct connection, almost like an automatic jacking back into childhood in a weird way. The story begins immediately after the last scene of The Force Awakens.

The Last Jedi , on January 23, Second unit photography began during pre-production at Skellig Michael in Ireland on September 14, , due to the difficulties of filming at that location during other seasons.

It would have lasted four days, [56] [57] [58] but filming was canceled for the first day due to poor weather and rough conditions.

Ultimately sets were created on 14 sound stages at Pinewood Studios. According to creature designer Neal Scanlan , The Last Jedi uses more practical effects than any Star Wars film, with to creatures created with practical effects, some cut from the final edit.

In lieu of a traditional spotting session with Johnson, Williams was provided a temp track of music from his previous film scores as a reference for scoring The Last Jedi.

It was reported that Disney had placed notable conditions on U. The agreement, which was required to be kept confidential, also contained regulations on promotions and restrictions on removing any scheduled screening.

Because of this, some cinemas declined to screen the film, particularly smaller or one-screen cinemas that would otherwise be barred from screening any other film during the commitment period.

Industry representatives considered this policy reasonable, citing the performance of Disney releases and the Star Wars franchise, and that the guaranteed business attracted by the film, and concession sales, would make up for the larger cut of ticket sales.

Two main trailers were released, followed by numerous television spots. Figurines of many of the characters were released in October, and advance tickets for Last Jedi went on sale in October.

Several tie-in books were released on the same day of the North American release of the movie, including The Last Jedi: Related novelizations included the prequel book Cobalt Squadron , and the Canto Bight , a collection of novellas about the Canto Bight Casino.

Force Arena added new content from the sequel era, including some characters as they appeared in The Last Jedi. The official novelization is by Jason Fry , with an audiobook version narrated by Marc Thompson.

There is a "junior novel" by Michael Kogge Lucasfilm Press , and an audiobook version narrated by Jessica Almasy. Pre-sale tickets went on sale in the United States on October 9, , and as with The Force Awakens and Rogue One , ticket service sites such as Fandango had their servers crash due to heavy traffic and demand.

It was the largest second-weekend drop of the franchise, although it remained atop the box office. Welcome to the Jungle which was in its third week and Insidious: On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , Star Wars: Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.

The middle part of the current trilogy, The Last Jedi ranks with the very best Star Wars epics even the pinnacle that is The Empire Strikes Back by pointing the way ahead to a next generation of skywalkers — and, thrillingly, to a new hope.

Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3. His gift to you is a cracker, a blockbuster movie packed with invention, wit, and action galore.

The Force Awakens was generally more negative. Above all, it delivers a terrifyingly calculated consensus storytelling, an artificial universality that is achieved, in part, through express religious references.

Audience reception measured by scientific polling methods [] was highly positive. Ragnarok , while Bleeding Cool stated that reviews for Thor had tapered off up to that point but "skyrocketed" afterwards.

Reviewers characterized The Last Jedi as divisive among audiences. Episode IX , the final installment of the sequel trilogy, is scheduled for release on December 20, Abrams and Terrio stated that Episode IX will bring together all three trilogies, with elements from the previous two trilogies.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Not to be confused with the young-adult book series Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi , or the novel Star Wars: Coruscant Nights — The Last Jedi.

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